Window shade and fixture.



No. 703,773. Patented July I, I902.

J. ECKERT.

WINDOW SHADE AND FIXTURE.

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W! T/VE SSE S A TTOHNE Y8 NITED STATES JOSEPH EOKERT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

WINDOW SHADE AND FIXTURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 703,773, dated" July 1, 1902.

Application filedJ'une 26, 1901.

To all whmn it ntay concern.-

Beit known that I, Josnrrr EOKERT, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Window Shades and Fixtures, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The purpose of the invention is to so construct a window-shade that said shade will be made up of a series of stripsand to so hang the several strips that each will be provided with a spring-controlled roller and pivotal supports for the hangers of the rollers.

Another purpose of the invention is to so combine the various strips or sections of the shade that they may be made to overlap and substantially close the space within the window-frame or so that the various strips or sections forming portions oftheshade may be turned in such manner as to regulate the amount of light to be admitted into the room.

Another purpose of the invention is to pro- 'vide means for simultaneously adjusting all the sections of the shade and means for simultaneously causing the strips to be wound upon their rollers or'to be unwound therefrom. I

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of the several parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved window-shade applied to a window. Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the window-frame and a front elevation of thefim proved shade and fixtures, the sections of the shade being at right angles to the top andbottom members of the window-frame. Fig.

3 is a horizontal section taken substantially on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2 looking in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 4 is a detail View illustrating a means whereby the hangers of the shade-rollers are spring-controlled in one direction, and Fig. 5 is a detail section on the line 5 5 of Fig. 2.

Serial No. 661114. (No model.)

A represents a portion of a building, and B the window-frame, which Window-frame is provided at the top with brackets 10, on which brackets an upper plate or supporting member 0 is supported, the said member 0 constituting a portion of the fixture for the shade. A bar 11 is carried by the upper plate 0 of the fixture for the shade, and said bar 11, as illustrated in Fig. 3, is hinged to the under surface of the upper plateO at one longitudinal edge of the bar. An arm 12 is attached to one end of the bar 11, which arm extends forward through an opening 13, produced in the upper plate 0, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and a cord 14 is attached to said arm 13, which cord extends downward and is provided with a series of rings or loops 15, adapted for engagement with a suitable pin 16, which is attached to one side of the frame.

A spring 12,Fig. 3, is employed to normally hold the bar 11 close to the under face of the plate 0, and, as'shown in Fig. 3, this spring is usually attached to the under face of the plate 0 and extends through a slot at right angles to the slot 13-and across the arm 12, the tendency ofthe spring 12 being to force the arm 12 upward. This bar 11 is adapted to control the action of the shaderollers, to be hereinafter described. A series of hangers D also constitutes a portion of the fixtures for the shade. These hangers are alike in construction, and each hanger preferably consists of an upper bar 16 side bars 17, and two lower rollers 18 and 19, placed at a suitable distance apart. These hangers are pivotally attached to the under face of the upper plate 0 by suitable pins 14, which pins are passed through the upper bars 16 of the hangers but the'pivot-pins 14 of the hangers nearest the sides of the window-frame B are provided with springs 15 which are coiled around them, the ends of which springs are attached, respectively, to the plate 0 and the top bar of the hangers carrying the said pins,

and the tendency of the springslti? is to hold the hangers somewhat close together or so that one will overlap the other to a greater or less extent, as illustrated in Fig. 1.

A spring-roller 20 of any desired construction is mounted in suitable bearings in each of the hangers D above the inner guide-rollers 19 of the said hangers, and the curtain is divided into a number of strips or sections 21, and each strip or section 21 is secured to the shade-roller and is passed between the guide-rollers 18 and 19 of the hanger. These strips or sections of the shade are of suitable length to extend to the bottom portion of the window-frame. Each of the strips or sections 21 of the shade is preferably provided with the usual stick 22 at its bottom, and the strips or sections 21 at their bottom portions are pivotally attached toa front latch-bar 23, which latch-bar is usually provided with depressions 25, adapted to receive keepers 26, secured to the bottom sill of the window-frame, whereby theshade is held in its lower position close to the sill. Thelatch-bar 23 is detachable from the said keepers, permitting the shade to roll up. The bottom portions ofthe sections or strips 21 of the shade are likewise pivotally connected byabar 24E, which bar tends to cause all of the strips or sections 21 of the shade to move simultaneously in the same direction, and the hangers D are pivotally connected at their upper portions by a similar bar 23, so that the hangers and lower portions of the shades move in the same direction at the same time. A cord 27, having branches 28, is attached, through its branches, to the central portion of the latch-bar 23, and by means of the cord 27 all of the strips or sections of the shade may be drawn downward at the same time or guided upward, as required.

The hangers D are turned parallel with the sides of the Window-frame, as shown in Fig. 2, or at any desired angle to the sides of the frame by manipulating a lever 29, which lever is pivotally attached to a hanger D near one side of the Window-frame, and a cord 30 is attached to this lever, which cord is passed over a suitable guide-pulley 30 and downward from the pulley at the inner face of the shade. It will thus be observed that by manipulating the cord 30 the hangers and strips carried thereby even when the shade is attached to the bottom portion of the window may be carried to such position that their inner edges face the operator or may be made to overlap any desired distance, allowing any chosen space between the various strips or sections. In this manner the light may be shaded or controlled to suit the occupant of the room, and air may be admitted into the room to any desired extent. Angledevers 32 are pivoted one to the upper portion of each hanger D, and the lower portions of said levers 32 are provided with spurs 33, which enter suitable openings or notches 35 in the head of the said roller.

When the latch-bar 23 is disengaged from the bottom sillof the window-frame,the strips or sections 21 of the curtain may be raised to any desired extent in the customary manner; but all of the sections or strips 21 may be simultaneously and fully wound up upon their respective rollers by manipulating the cord 14 and causing the bar 11 to be drawn downward and engage with the upper ends of the angle-levers 32. When the bar 11 is thus drawn downward, the spurs 33 of the anglelevers 32 are withdrawn fromengagement with the heads of the shade-rollers, and the springs of the said rollers are then free to act to roll the strips or sections thereon. This action is simultaneously accomplished, since all of the rollers will be simultaneously released fromtheir retaining-rollers.

It will be observed that the entire fixture may be quickly removed from the windowframe when it is not required, as the plate 0 can be drawn out from its support on the brackets 10, and said plate will carry with it the hangers and shade-sections.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. In curtain-fixtures andshades,a support, a series of hangers pivotally connected with the said support, sundry of the hangers being spring-controlled, a bar pivotally connecting the hangers, shade-rollers carried by the hangers, a shade constructed in sections, the sections being attached to the shade-rollers, a latch-bar pivotally attached to the bottom portions of the sections of the shade, a connecting-bar pivotally connecting the lower portions of the shade-sections, means for turning the hangers upon their pivots, and guide-rollers carried by the hangers below the shade-rollers, between which guide-rollers the sections of the shade are passed, as set forth.

2. In a window-shade, the combination, with a top support and a bottom latch-bar, of hangers sundry of which are spring-controlled intermediately pivoted on the top support, sticks pivotally connected intermediate of their ends to the bottom latch-bar, curtainsections extending vertically and connected to the hangers and sticks, a connection between the hangers whereby to throw them on their pivots, keepers for the latch-bar, and a device for operating the latch-bar, as described.

3. In a window shade, the combination with a top support and a sill provided with keepers, of hangers intermediately pivoted on the top support, a latch-bar arranged for engagement with the'keepers, sticks pivotally connected intermediate of their ends to 

